Guyana News

Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Kellawan Lall recently handed over an outboard engine and boat to Akawini, after residents complained about transportation difficulties.

Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy yesterday said he did not know why the former lawyer of drug trafficker Roger Khan has repeatedly named him in a slew of emails as being the government minister who assisted in Khan being trained in the operation of spy equipment.

An eight-year-old girl of Dakara, Linden- Soesdyke Highway was yesterday afternoon admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) nursing five pellet wounds to her neck after she was shot by an unknown man.

As the search for four fishermen who were expected back from sea on Thursday entered its second day the men’s relatives began fearing the worst after coming up empty-handed.

-deadline could be extended Tempers flared yesterday morning among the scores of persons who gathered at the Licence  Revenue Office (LRO) where operations were halted for several hours due to a power outage.

‘Our investigations have definitively indicated that Fineman and his gang are responsible for the murder of the miners’ – Crime Chief Seelall PersaudThe Guyana Police Force has “definitively” concluded that slain fugitive Rondell ‘Fineman’ Rawlins and his marauding gang were responsible for the gruesome killing of the eight miners at Lindo Creek, while relatives, left with only charred remains, still try to find closure one year after.

The guardian of a 16-year-old girl who packed her bags and left her Sophia home last Wednesday is worried and is seeking help in locating her.

Woodlands Hospital has planned a week of activities to celebrate its 40 years of service.

A second man said to be involved in the robbery and murder of Clifford Peters, the chief security officer of Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL), was remanded to prison yesterday when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

— refutes claims, denies Yarrowkabra assault National Director of Com-munity Development Coun-cils (CDCs) Philomena Sahoye-Shury yesterday accused Region Four Chair-man Clement Corlette of making repeated attempts to set up CDCs without her authority.

Sherwin Trotman, a 29-year-old Sophia resident, who was allegedly involved in the attempted murder of one man and armed robbery of another, was remanded to prison yesterday when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

A 20-year-old labourer on Friday pleaded guilty to the charge of larceny from the person and was subsequently sentenced to 16 months imprisonment when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

– equipment seized The Guyana Forestry Com-mission (GFC) has issued a cease order to New Line Aqua Farm after it was found illegally operating in forestry concessions within the Canal Number Two area.

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday remanded a 37-year-old man to prison when he appeared before her at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court accused of shooting another man in the ankle.

Weary of taxing trips to the capital, pensioners living in Lethem and surrounding communities are calling on the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) to establish an office in the area.

Kurt Christopher Wong, a father of four who stabbed his wife to death in March 2005, was handed a 15-year sentence yesterday.

A recent meeting between officials from the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) and representatives from the Surinamese Customs Administration has seen both parties agreeing to several initiatives in an attempt to tackle issues relating to the smuggling of goods and border control.

Two suspects are expected to be taken before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court today to be charged with the murder of RK security guard Simone Coleridge, a senior police source said yesterday.

Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy said yesterday that mental health is occupying its “priority space” on the national health agenda as efforts to implement an ambitious strategic mental health plan intensify.

St Rose’s High and Marian Academy were the winners last week when the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) concluded another round of its Inter-Secondary School Im-promptu Speaking competition.